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Valley County meeting approves donation of winter tires, spacers and chains for county trucks
Summary
Valley County officials approved a Perpetua Resources donation worth $5,138.68 to equip two county trucks with winter tires, wheel spacers and chains so crews can access Warm Lake Summit in winter conditions; the county will seek reimbursement to the sheriff's fund via a check to Valley County.
Valley County officials approved a donation from Perpetua Resources to cover winter tires, wheel spacers and chains for county vehicles during the afternoon session on Feb. 2.
The donation, paid upfront by the donor and reported in the meeting as totaling $5,138.68, covered studded tires and chain-ready wheel spacers for two county trucks identified in the discussion as a 3/4-ton Ram and an F-350. Speaker 2 said the upgrades were requested so crews could reach the Warm Lake Summit in severe winter conditions.
Speaker 2 described the arrangement and the safety rationale: "The total is $5,138.68," and said the work was completed by a local vendor (transcript reference: "Pointe's Tires" as spoken). Speaker 2 added that the county initially paid from the sheriff's account and that Clerk Miller would be consulted about processing a reimbursement from Perpetua Resources so the donor could write a check to Valley County.
A motion to approve the donation was made and seconded during the session; the motion passed on a voice vote when the presiding speaker called for those in favor and the transcript records “Aye.” The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or the full names of the individuals who made or seconded the motion, so individual votes other than the vocal assent are not recorded.
After the vote, Speaker 2 instructed administrative staff: "Clerk Miller and sheriff, just have them write a check to, Valley County, and then we'll proceed it back into that. We'll make that happen." The meeting record in the provided transcript ends with brief closing remarks and a note about an upcoming workshop time.
Next steps recorded in the meeting: staff were directed to coordinate with Clerk Miller and the sheriff’s office to accept a check written to Valley County and to reimburse the sheriff's fund for the initial outlay. No further details about timing, vendor invoice numbers, or the identity of the county body taking final accounting action were provided in the transcript.
